Performing Arts

The Lord of the Rings: A Critical Analysis. This book provides an in-depth examination of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, exploring its artistic vision, financial risk, and cultural impact. It delves...

Tom Weaver's extensive interviews with horror and sci-fi film and television veterans have uncovered some fascinating stories. For over 25 years, he has been chatting with actors, writers, producers,...

Charles Ludlam Lives! explores the enduring legacy of playwright, actor and director Charles Ludlam, whose Ridiculous style of theater helped shape American theatre in the 1960s. Decades after his...

Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution Critical Essays by Elisabet Björklund and Mariah Larsson explores the connection between Swedish film and sexuality. This collection of new essays delves into...

Women Filmmakers Refocusing brings together new work by women filmmakers and critics to explore the changes in the film industry over the past twenty years.The volume features contributions from...

The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s By Lea Jacobs This book explores the significant changes that took place in American film during the 1920s, a period known as the jazz age. Jacobs...

Harold Pinter provides an in-depth analysis and reappraisal of one of the world's most studied dramatists. This book draws extensively from The Harold Pinter archive at the British Library, as well...

Exploring the relationship between Emmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy and film style, this book examines how directors such as the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder, and Paul Schrader use their...

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film by Joseph Maddrey examines how horror movies reflect changing American cultural attitudes and values. The history of...

Focus on African Films provides a unique and pluralistic perspective on filmmaking throughout Africa. This collection highlights the distinct thematic, stylistic, and socioeconomic circumstances that...

Seventeen men are caught in the limelight of defining moments that range from poignant to crazily funny. These vivid monologues showcase a diverse cast, including a priest struggling with his faith,...

Marxism and the Movies Critical Essays on Class Struggle in the Cinema by Mary K. Leigh and Kevin K. Durand provides a unique perspective on popular culture, exploring how Marxist theory can be...

The films of Quentin Tarantino are known for their unflinching portrayal of violence and racism. However, beyond the controversy surrounding these themes is a complex exploration of racial anxieties...

The Franchise Era: Managing Media in the Digital Economy As the media landscape continues to evolve, the role of franchises has become increasingly prominent. This edited collection explores how...

Alexander Payne Interviews offers an intimate look at the life and work of acclaimed filmmaker Alexander Payne. Spanning over 17 years, this collection of interviews reveals Payne's creative...

Develop your creative property across multiple platforms and engage with today's audience in a way that meets their demand for immersive storytelling. Storytelling Across Worlds is a primer for...

The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE-9 CE) was a pivotal period for Chinese art, particularly evident in its funerary art. Iconic forms such as dazzling jade suits, rock-cut mountain tombs, and ornate...

Gilles Deleuze Cinema and Philosophy by Paola Marrati offers a powerful elucidation of Deleuze's philosophy of film. This book explores how cinema is considered as a singular object of philosophical...

Break Down Your Favorite Movies Then Write Your Own Screenplays with Semiotics for Screenwriters. Discover how to analyze and apply the universal language of cinema story using the powerful system of...

The Star Wars Multiverse explores how the vast and diverse universe created by George Lucas reflects issues that resonate with our own world. Drawing from a range of media, including films, comics,...

Barcelona has long been a source of inspiration for filmmakers. This book explores the city's rich cinematic history, from its origins in cinema to its influence on modern filmmaking. The city's...

Art Cinema and India's Forgotten Futures: A Radical Reinterpretation of Indian Film History. In 1947, the project of Indian art cinema began, reflecting both its global aspirations and the...

Women have played a significant role in shaping American musical theatre throughout the 20th century. This collection of essays examines the history of women in musical theatre, exploring their...

Exploring the phenomenon of cinematic remaking, this comprehensive study examines the complex relationship between industry, critics and audiences in shaping our understanding of film remakes.The...

The Documentary Distribution Toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to navigating the documentary distribution landscape. With over 20 years of experience in the field, author Rachel Gordon shares...

The "evil" Arab has become a persistent figure in American popular films. This stereotype is rooted in real-world conflicts between the United States and Middle Eastern countries, which have been...

This introduction to documentary filmmaking explores the art and craft of creating impactful non-fiction films. Shannon Walsh shares her insights on point-of-view storytelling, writing for...

An Archive of the Catastrophe presents a comprehensive analysis of 220 hours of outtakes from Claude Lanzmann's groundbreaking documentary Shoah. This collection, previously inaccessible, has been...

This comprehensive study explores Shakespeare's impact on Eastern and East Central Europe, tracing his influence from the 17th century to the present day.The book examines how English comedians...

This comprehensive study explores Charlie Chaplin's acting career through his films, from Making a Living in 1914 to A King in New York in 1957. The author examines the evolution of Chaplin's Tramp...

A tender and complex love story, Walls and Windows explores how external circumstances can pull us apart. Despite their hopes for a simple life with their two sons, Julia and John face challenges...

The enduring appeal of romantic comedy lies in its ability to adapt and thrive across generations. Since the invention of film as a medium of entertainment, this genre has touched on universal...

Film Text Analysis: New Perspectives on the Analysis of Filmic Meaning by Janina Wildfeuer and John A. Bateman. This book explores film as a complex, multimodal text that combines visual and audio...

Aaargh!! to Zizz 135 Drama Games is a comprehensive collection of tried and tested games for all ages and abilities. With easy-to-follow instructions, this book provides the perfect resource for...

Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series by James H. Wittebols. The M*A*S*H television series was a unique blend of comedy and drama that used the...

Film has shaped modern society by changing its cultures of memory. This change is largely due to the mnemonic powers of music in film soundtracks.Berthold Hoeckner explores how music influences this...

Baltimore has been portrayed in popular culture as both a vibrant and troubled city. In "Come and Be Shocked", Mary Rizzo examines the cultural history and racial politics behind these contrasting...

Entertainment in the Performing Arts explores what entertainment truly means through a range of perspectives and expert opinions. Alice Marshall delves into the world of performing arts to help...

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film brings together a diverse range of essays by leading documentary film scholars and makers. This collection explores key themes in contemporary documentary...

The Theatre Laboratory: A Historical Approach By Bryan Keith Brown Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, 216 pages, paperback. This book explores the concept of the theatre laboratory, tracing its...

Sports Heroines on Film: A Critical Study of Cinematic Women Athletes, Coaches and Owners by Viridiana Lieberman. This study explores the representation of women in sports film storylines, from the...

Eyes Upside Down explores the work of eleven American avant-garde filmmakers who drew inspiration from Ralph Waldo Emerson's vision of exhilaration and innovative artistic expression. Spanning sixty...

Cutting Performances: A provocative re-examination of the American avant-garde through the lens of feminist performance art. This book challenges prevailing scholarship on the American avant-garde by...

Cinematic Realism: Lukács, Kracauer and Theories of the Filmic Real explores the relationship between representation and reality in film. Ian Aitken examines how different theories of realism have...

Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: A Film of Enduring Complexity Gertrud, released in 1964, was met with controversy upon its Paris premiere, with critics lambasting its slow pace and wooden acting...

M. Night Shyamalan: Interviews is a comprehensive collection of conversations with the acclaimed filmmaker, spanning over two decades and covering the full spectrum of his life and career. From 1993...

Expanded Choreographies: A Trans-Historical Perspective on Dance and Beyond This book offers a systematic investigation into expanded choreography, tracing its development in contemporaneity. Through...

Community Performance: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible primer for students and practitioners of community arts, dance, and theatre. This practice-based textbook explores the...

This comprehensive study explores one of cinema's most popular genres: suspense thrillers. Charles Derry examines over 150 films by renowned directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and Claude Chabrol,...

Louis Armstrong's All Stars provides an in-depth look at the life and career of jazz legend Louis Armstrong through his iconic band, the All Stars. Spanning four parts, this comprehensive guide...

The British Ban on Hollywood Horror in the Thirties by Tom Johnson explores how horror films were censored and banned in the UK during the 1930s. This period saw the introduction of strict film...

Solve chess problems and improve your tactical skills with this comprehensive guide. Tactical play is crucial in chess, as any strategy can be instantly ruined by a well-timed tactic. This book...

Staging Shakespeare: A Director's Guide to Preparing a Production by Brian Kulick offers practical advice for those preparing to stage a Shakespeare play. Drawing from decades of experience, this...

New Orleans has been a star-studded setting for many films, earning its reputation as the "Hollywood of the South". This guide explores the city's integral role in American film history, featuring...

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is an enigmatic film that has defied expectations since its initial release in 1965. Initially met with box-office failure, it has since gained a cult following and been...

The Research Guide to Japanese Film Studies provides a comprehensive overview of the print culture surrounding Japanese cinema. This first-ever guide lists all the libraries and film archives...

Americanizing the Movies and "Movie-Mad" Audiences, 1910-1914 by Richard Abel This study provides a rich and nuanced picture of cinema in the early 1910s, exploring its relationship with the...

Blaise Cendrars's Hollywood: Mecca of the Movies is a unique and entertaining account of his experiences in 1930s America. A celebrated poet and journalist, Cendrars was drawn to Hollywood in 1936,...

The Subject of Torture: Psychoanalysis and Biopolitics in Television and Film By Hilary Neroni Columbia University Press, 2015 This book brings together aesthetic and theoretical analysis to explore...

Dr Margarete Kirchner-Bockholt's comprehensive handbook presents the fundamental principles of curative eurythmy, developed from Rudolf Steiner's original lectures and practical advice. This...

John Ford Made Westerns Filming the Legend in the Sound Era explores the enduring influence of John Ford's Westerns. Nine major essays by prominent scholars examine the sound-era Westerns within...

The Dos and Don'ts of Successful Filmmaking: Common Mistakes and how to Avoid ThemThis introductory-level guide to filmmaking provides practical advice and information on the process of successfully...

Natalie Wood: A Study of Her Career. Rebecca Sullivan's study of Natalie Wood's career sheds new light on her contributions to American cinema. Trained in classical Hollywood studio style, but...

The lives of two Hollywood royalty are revealed in this double bio. Irene Mayer Selznick and Edith Mayer Goetz, daughters of MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer, each carved out their own niche in the film...

Challenging the Narrative: A Filmmaker's Perspective on Conflict Situations Cahal McLaughlin explores the role of documentary filmmaking in addressing the impact of violence and its legacy. This book...

Pictures of Poverty: A Comprehensive Account of Poverty in Victorian Britain This book explores the representation of poverty throughout the Victorian period, examining how it was depicted in various...

Film Theory: Rational Reconstructions by Warren Buckland provides a rigorous examination of film theory, exploring how it selects its objects of study and methods of inquiry. Through a rational...

The Delight of Turkish Dizi explores the unique television genre that has become an integral part of Turkish culture since the 1970s. This comprehensive study delves into the art form of dizi,...

What the Body Cost: Desire, History, and Performance by Jane Blocker explores the complex relationship between performance art and the human body. By examining key works by artists such as Carolee...

Cindy Sherman's Office Killer Another Kind of Monster by Dahlia Schweitzer explores the artist's groundbreaking film in depth. Critics have long examined Cindy Sherman's photographs, but her only...

It Came from the 80s! Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers by Francesco Borseti is a fascinating look at the history of low-budget cinema. In the 1980s, home video emerged as a major force in film...

Public Enemies, Public Heroes: Screening the Gangster from Little Caesar to Touch of Evil by Jonathan Munby explores the evolution of Hollywood gangster films. From their early portrayal of ethnic...

Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century spans 20 seasons of New York's Great White Way, covering the period from 2000 to 2020. This comprehensive guide catalogues and analyzes 269 musicals that opened...

A Cultural History of Tragedy in Antiquity by Emily Wilson and Rebecca Bushnell explores the evolution of tragedy from its origins in ancient Greece to its diverse forms in Roman contexts. The...

Wojciech Has is one of Poland's most celebrated filmmakers, yet his work remains relatively unknown outside of Europe. This in-depth study explores Has's thirteen feature films, shedding light on his...

A groundbreaking collection of essays that reclaims the work of female filmmakers in American independent cinema. The dominant narrative surrounding indie filmmaking often focuses on white male...

Locating Television Zones of Consumption by Anna Cristina Pertierra and Graeme Turner offers a fresh perspective on television studies. By exploring the consumption of television within everyday...

Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry are five African American women whose careers have shaped the representation of blackness and womanhood in film. This...

American Postfeminist Cinema: Women, Romance and Contemporary Culture by Michele Schreiber explores the relationship between postfeminism and the American romance film. Since 1980, this genre has...

Len Lye, Motion Composer: Totem & Taboo Sketchbook is a unique collection of artworks and writings by one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the 20th century. This three-volume catalog...

Ernst Lubitsch's early films are a fascinating case study in the evolution of cinema. This book provides a detailed analysis of his visual strategies and contribution to classical narrative cinema,...

Dancing Odissi: A Transnational Spectacle Odissi is one of India's eight classical dance forms, renowned for its iconic status. This book explores how it has evolved from a regional artistic practice...

TV by Design: Modern Art and the Rise of Network Television By Lynn Spigel, University of Chicago Press, 2008 The history of television is often seen as a straightforward story of how old forms of...

Behind the scenes and in front of the camera, creativity thrives. On Camera Off Camera-Pages from the Past offers a unique glimpse into the lives of those who craft their art, navigating the highs...

New African Cinema offers a comprehensive overview of postcolonial African cinema since the 1960s. Valérie K. Orlando examines the socio-cultural and political environments that shape the content and...

A Poetics for Screenwriters by Lance Lee is a comprehensive guide to understanding the dramatic elements of screenplays. This in-depth analysis delves into primary plot elements, dramatic reality,...

Harrison Ford: A Comprehensive Filmography and Biography. This in-depth look at Harrison Ford's life and career offers a detailed examination of his work in over 40 films, as well as narration roles,...

This coloring book is perfect for anyone who loves magic and wants to express their creativity. With its detailed illustrations, you can bring your favorite magicians to life with colored pencils,...

The vampire has long been a versatile and enduring figure in Hollywood filmmaking. Over more than a century, it has served as both an object of analysis and a mode of exploration for the evolution of...

Alienation Effects: Performance and Self-Management in Yugoslavia, 1945-91 by Branislav Jakovljevic explores the complex relationship between art and politics in Yugoslavia during its socialist era...

Exploring the complex and often contradictory roles of women in Doctor Who, this book examines the various archetypes that have appeared throughout the series.The women who populate the show's...

Dance Circles Movement, Morality and Self-fashioning in Urban Senegal by Hélène Neveu Kringelbach explores the significance of dance in urban Senegal, where choreographic performers engage with both...

The Foreign Film Renaissance on American Screens, 1946-1973 by Tino Balio In the aftermath of World War II, foreign films began to gain traction in American art houses, paving the way for a small but...

For fans who want to be in the know, this comprehensive guide covers 100 essential pieces of knowledge and activities related to Game of Thrones. From pop culture trivia to must-do experiences, Rowan...

The Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre by Stephen Di Benedetto This book explores how contemporary neuroscientific discoveries can inform our understanding of theatre practice and its...

Helping you get started with short film writing, this updated edition of Writing Short Scripts provides a comprehensive guide to creating engaging scripts for films under thirty minutes.William H...

The Modern British Horror Film by Steven Gerrard explores the revitalization of the British horror film industry over the past two decades. Gerrard identifies three major trends in contemporary...

The Government and Politics of the European Community (Comparative Government and Politics) by Neill Nugent provides an in-depth analysis of the European Community's governance structure,...

Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980 is a comprehensive anthology that brings together papers from a conference and film screenings on postwar avant-garde filmmaking...

Buffy and the Heroine's Journey Vampire Slayer as Feminine Chosen One explores how Buffy blends 1990s girl power with ancient mythic traditions. This study chronicles her descent into death and...